The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-04-28

A SPECIAL from Kent, u, tells OF dla
bOlical attempt to kill Prof. Thomas San
ford, Of that plarc, with an Internal ma.
chine. A small box was left in the hallway
of his residence. Being suspicious, Prof.
Sanford threw the box into the yard, when
an explosion occurred which shattered the
windows of an ad iacent house.
THE cigarmakers of Detroit are expected
to strike, several firms refusing to give the
present wages any longer.
THERE was much excitement and active
trading ON the Coffee Exchange at New
York on the 2lst. Coffee jumped up fifty
points. The cause OF the sudden rise was
not made known.
THE steamer City Of Sydney, which ar
rived at San Francisco on the 2lst from
China and Japan, brought 10000 trade dol
lars, which are to be redeemed for standard
dollars. The previous Chinese steamer
brought S270,O0O
THE conductors and brakemen on the
Buffalo division Of the Lackawanna road
recently demanded one and a quarter days
pay for the run Of $50 miles and threaten to
strike.
A FEARFUL storm passed through Vernon
County, Mo, on the night of the 2lst, pre-
ceded by a terrible hailstorm. The storm
went through Ozark to Clarksville, Ark.
Immense damage was done and the loss Of
life was quite serious, the number killed
not being definitely known.
One of the worst Billiards of the season
ragged at st. Paul, Mimi, on the 22d, the
gale being filled with fine snow.
A TORNADO passed through Blossom Prai
rie, Tex, on the morning of the ed. Nc
lives were lost.
A SPECIAL from Ozark, Mo, says twelve
Of the Bald Knobber prisoners have been
indicted by the grand jury for murder in
the first degree for killing William Edens,
near Sparta, a few weeks ago.
TwENTY-EIGHT Indians and five white
men were drowned recently by the wreck
of the schooner Active off Cape Flattery,
b. c.
AN invitation tor reunion of California
'49ers" in Washington, has already elected
responses from nearly fifty California
pioneers, now resident in Washington,
headed by Justice Field, ex-Commissioner
West, G. c. Gorham, Kilbourne and others,
and a number of pioneers in Boston wish
to join.
A FURTHER fall of continental securities on
the English markets and the Paris and
Vienna bOurses on the 22d was caused by
the intelligence (contradicted later that
tions from Germany in relation to the arrest
of Mr.. Schnaebeles.
MONTREAL and the valley of the st. Law
renee In the immediate vicinity. was mum
dated on the 22d. An ice gorge jammed at
the head of St. Helen's Island, caused the
water to rise four feet in few minutes,
flooding Point St. Charles, GrlffintOwn, st.
Paul and McGill.
THE striking journeymen tailOrs of Mil
waukee gave up the fight on the 22d, the
$50 men being ordered to go back to work
The bosses had ignored the union, and the
men were unable to hold out any longer for
lack of financial support.
The Iron Trade Rtriem publishes statistics
showing that during the past sixteen
months lS2 natural gas and oil companies
have been incorporated in Ohio, with an
aggregate capital stock of S90, ,262, ,915
A ST PETERsBURG special states that the
report issued in connection with the new
Russian loans shows the Russian national
debt to amount to 81 $50, ,000.0O0 The ability
of Russia to float the new loan through the
usual financial channels is questioned in
London.
SIX thousand shipbuilders of Belfast,
Ireland, have threatened to strike unless
paid weekly instead of fOrtnightly.
GOVERNOR OGLEsBY, of Illinois, has is
sued proclamation declaring quarantine
on cattle in Chicago, owing to the existence
of disease in that city.
THE old Bullshead market in New York
City was destroyed by fire the other morn
ing. Over 900 horses were rescued, but
six valuable ones perIshed. The loss was
So, COO.
THE overdue steamer Salerno arrived at
Queenstown, Ireland, on the 23d. She was
within 500 miles of New York when her
propeller broke March q.